God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.

If you are anything like me you'll have to fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the game (evangelism). Because although the home runs have been invigorating, my batting average over the years is abysmally low.

Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.

Our minds, like the needle in that compass, can focus on a variety of subjects throughout the day. But in the end, when they're left alone to settle, they'll focus on the objects of our greatest affection.

Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that.

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.

We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.